ThisIsWhyImKeepBuying's 33 Best Cooking Gifts That Will Kick Any Chef's Game Up A Notch

My Family Cookbook Fill-In Recipe Book

The secret ingredient to every family recipe is love, so don't forget to add a teaspoon of it when you're writing your recipes down in this fill-in recipe cookbook. It has space for 80 of your favorite, most cherished, and most delicious culinary combinations.

$19 .99

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#2

Spherificator Food Converter

Molecular gastronomy sounds cool because it is cool. Cook the coolest dishes your friends have ever had with a spherificator. It converts your food into tiny caviar-like spheres, immediately elevating it from good to gourmet.

$169 .99

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#3

What The F**k Should I Make For Dinner

Kick your average cookbooks to the curb. Trying to figure out what the f*** to have for dinner can only be solved by a book that truly understands your problem. Find 50 recipes inside that'll whip your lazy a** into shape and get you cooking some great food.

$10 .28

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#4

A Complete Sushi Making Kit

If your culinary goals know no heights, the next stop on your journey is sushi making. This kit makes it easy. Just provide the food elements and follow the instructions. You'll be noshing on nori that looks like it was made by a pro in no time.

$14 .99

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#5

The White Trash Recipe Cookbook

Haute cuisine ain't got nothin' on white trash cooking. This cookbook offers an education in cooking all the things you never thought were cookable, like possum. Feeling something a little lighter? Try Mock-Cooter Stew.

$12 .99

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#6

Airtight Food Storage Container Set

Save your friend from the frustration of chiseling out rock hard brown sugar with an airtight container that will keep it as soft as it was the day it was bought. This set of seven containers can keep anything from ingredients to fully-baked goods super fresh. The labels are erasable so they can be used again and again.

$33 .99

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#7

Overflow Spill Stopper

A watched pot never boils but an unwatched pot boils over fast. Stop watching with this genius overflow spill stopper. When your pot starts to boil over, it catches water and keeps the foam in check so you won't hear that angry hiss from your burners.

$18 .94

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#8

The Automatic Pan Stirrer

Make smoother sauces, soups, and gravy with an automatic pan stirrer. Clumps, skins, and lumps of roux can ruin an otherwise great dish. This stirrer rotates at 3 different speeds so you can mix your creation without taking the time to stand over your stove to do it.

$38 .95

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#9

Cheat Sheet Cooking Apron

Do you feel lost and directionless in the kitchen? Just look down, you'll find your way again with this apron. It's printed with a host of helpful measurements, cook times, and food pairings.

$22 .95

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#10

Molecular Gastronomy Starter Kit

The intersection of science and food is as fascinating as it is flavorful. Serve clouds of food, emulsify foods to create new delicious delights, and make pasta made from chocolate with this creative kit.

$59 .95

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#11

Zipstrip Herb Stripper

He loves me, he loves me not is not a game you should have to play when preparing herbs for dinner. Instead of plucking off bits of flavor one by one, pull the stem through this handy contraption and they'll fall off all at once, saving you time.

$12 .70

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#12

The Zero Waste Cookbook

Food waste is an undeniably huge problem. Do your part to stop your contribution with the Zero Waste Cookbook. It tells you how to further breakdown or utilize ingredients you might once have trashed, lowering your carbon footprint.

$14 .71

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#13

Food Huggers Reusable Silicone Food Saver

Stop cluttering up your fridge with baggies of unidentifiable half cut fruit and vegetables. Food huggers wrap just around the part you cut, come in a variety of peppy colors, and keep your food protected and preserved until you're ready to eat it again.

$17 .99

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#14

The Miracle TimeCube Timer

Don't be a square and forget to set a timer for your food, get cubed! The TimeCube can't transport you back in time to when you forgot to add the salt, but it can tell you how much time you have left to cook your food.

$19 .40

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#15

The Gourmet Sea Salt Sampler

Bring a new depth of flavor to a home chef's flavor game with a sampler of gourmet salt. The salts hail from around the world and are contained in easy to store jars. Also included is a guidebook for more info on where each seasoning comes from.

$32 .95

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#16

Pizzacraft Stovetop Pizza Oven

It's not delivery, it's da kitchen. This device might look a little strange, but it's the secret to perfectly cooked pizza at home. Pop it over a gas burner and in six minutes you'll have a hot and fresh meal.

$69 .99

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#17

Chef'n Cob Corn Stripper

There's nothing flattering about a smile full of corn pieces. Stay looking hot at your next BBQ while still enjoying your piping hot corn on the cob with the corn stripper. A twist and pull is all it takes to have a bowl full of sweet, tasty corn.

$9 .95

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#18

VonShelf Magical Defrosting Tray

This tray is a magic carpet for defrosting meat. If your favorite chef is a fan of all things protein-packed, get them a few. Just put the frozen meat on the tray and let it come to room temperature. The tray helps accelerate defrosting while draining water away from the meat to prevent messes.

$45 .99

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#19

8" Professional Chef's Knife

You can't slice, dice, chop or chiffonade without a knife that can stay sharp. This professional chef's knife is cut out for the task. It's made of carbon steel, which helps it stay sharper longer and arrives in a box with a sharpener, sheath, and finger guard.

$39 .99

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#20

Heated Lazy Susan Taco Topping Bar

Enjoy taco night with three pals with a lazy Susan taco bar. At its center is a pot to keep your refried beans or beef hot and around the edges there are six compartments for your choice of toppings. Four boats are included to hold your tacos upright while you load ‘em up with fixings.

$28 .99

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#21

Stuff-A-Burger Press

Go gourmet with burgers that are filled on the inside instead of stacked on the inside. Hide your culinary innovations in a box of beef thanks to this press. When your friends dig in to your drab looking treat, they'll be delighted that it's anything but blah.

$19 .99

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#22

Snoop Dogg’s Cookbook

The D-O-GG is the OG cooking hero you might not have ever heard of. Want to try your hand at lobster thermidor or filet mignon? Go ahead, accompany it with a side of Baked Mac and Cheese. If you're baked, Snoop's classic Frito's BBQ Twists can satisfy your munchies.

$13 .11

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#23

Anti-Fatigue Kitchen Mat

Standing on a hard floor for hours on end makes your back feel like a mess of tightness. When your patience boils over, so does your cooking. This soft mat will save you from that plight. It's commercial-grade, it's thick, it's soft, it's supportive and will melt away your foot, knee, and back pain.

$49 .99

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#24

I'll Feed You All Apron

Get the f***ing spatula, it's time to eat! This apron is a must-have for the chef who likes to spice up his kitchen with his favorite expletive-laced "flavoring particles." It has plenty of pockets for all his favorite tools and is made of heavy-duty cotton to stand up to the heat.

$16 .99

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#25

Snap N Strain Strainer

Draining pasta used to mean burnt hands, fogged glasses, and questionable backed-up sink water in your colander. Now, pour hands-free, steam-free, and sink water-free with a colander that snaps straight to your pot. Just pour and keep cooking!

$9 .99

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#26

Philips Pasta Maker Plus

Once you've had fresh pasta, you'll never go back to boxed. Make it fresh and easy with this pasta maker. It comes with a number of shaping disks so you're not limited to what kind of pasta you can make, it only takes ten minutes to make the pasta, and it's dishwasher safe for quick clean up.

$450 .00

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#27

StirMATE Automatic Pot Stirrer

What do you do when you don't have time to stir? Use your StirMATE of course. It's a bit of an odd looking contraption, but it's a kitchen angel. Step away from your pot without worrying that what's on the bottom or the sides will burn, it's got you covered.

$78 .95

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#28

Cheese Melting Raclette Set

Is there anything that isn't improved by melted cheese? Probably not. Rather than melt it unevenly in the microwave, use a melting raclette set. The candles under the metal sleeve melt the cheese evenly for even spreading on the food of your choice.

$32 .99

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#29

Chainmail Cast Iron Cleaner

The knights of the round skillet will be hailing your genius and knighting you king of the cast iron castle when you use a piece of chainmail to clean your pan. It scrubs the skillet clean without scratching the surface of it or ruining the seasoning.

$10 .98

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#30

AeroGarden Smart Indoor Home Garden

Window sill to table doesn't have as much of a ring to it as farm to table, but your flavors will be fresher than fresh when you're picking herbs from an indoor garden. The AeroGarden grows up to 6 plants at once and reminds you to water them so you won't end up with dried herbs.

$119 .99

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#31

Prepara Simply Mist Oil Sprayer

If you're trying to be a little more health-conscious, an oil mist sprayer can help you control the cals while preserving flavor. It evenly spreads a thin layer of oil on your food or on your pan instead of saturating it, leaving you with crispy, savory treats without that weighed-down feeling.

$25 .65

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#32

Make Your Own Cheese Kit

If you fancy yourself a cheese-whiz, put your lactose loving brain and culinary skills to the test with a cheese-making kit. You'll have your choice of five different soft kinds of cheese to make, and everything but the milk is included for your convenience.

$8 .49

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#33

Organic Bamboo Cutting Board

Bamboo is an eco-friendly alternative to cutting boards made of other woods or plastic. It's super heavy-duty and has handy built-in compartments for you to separate your ingredients. Choose from one of three sizes that will best fit your chopping needs.

$22 .98

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#34

3-Stage Knife Sharpener

In three simple swipes your knives can be as good as new with this sharpener. Each slot contains a different element and a slightly different V-shape arrangement to hone or straighten the blade and then sharpen to perfection by eliminating burrs.

$15 .99

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#35

Emeril Lagasses Extra Large Air Fryer

You’ll wanna let out a booming “BAM!” A la Emeril the first time you cook with his name sake air fryer. You can get an entire turkey in the massive fryer (should you, though?) which has 24 presets, can heat up to 500 degrees, and ability to accommodate multiple trays of food.

$197 .02

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#36

Cut Resistant Gloves

Even the best chefs can slip up when dealing with slick surfaces or food. With a little help from your gift of these gloves, the next accident won't send them to the hospital for stitches. The fabric is cut-resistant and protects their fingers.

$14 .39

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#37

Grow Your Own Avocado Tree Kit

If your morning isn't complete without avocado toast, save a buck (or a million) and grow your own at home. All you need is one avocado pit and this kit to get started. Float your pit in the little boat and watch your little seedling grow.

$9 .96

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#38

Rub-A-Way Odor Absorber Bar

Get the stainless steel medal in the Odor-lympics for your achievements in defeating scents stuck to your hands. Rub this bar-shaped blessing on your hands after handling stinky foods and the smells will wash off right away.

$9 .95

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#39

Artisan Truffle Oil Sample Gift Set

Truffles are some of the most sought after foods in the culinary world and truffle oil has the same desirability. Bring the most luxurious flavors to your friend's dishes with an artisan truffle oil set.

$34 .95

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#40

Make Your Own Hot Sauce Kit

Fan the flames of a love for all things spicy with a kit to make your own hot sauce. Pick a card to guide your creation or go rogue and try your hand at an original recipe if nothing can extinguish your love for Scoville units.

$44 .99

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#41

Breville Food Smoker Gun

Where there's a smoker gun, there's food with notes of campfire flavor without the ash. This handheld Breville wonder brings deep smokey flavor to the meats, cheeses and spreads that you love to eat.

$99 .95

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#42

Heavy Duty Splatter Screen Guard

There's a reason pro home chefs don't cook in the nude and that reason is splatter. Save your clothes, save your skin, or save your walls from being coated with hot grease with this heavy-duty splatter screen guard. It's fitted with more mesh than lighter duty versions to keep you safe and sound.

$14 .18

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#43

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Cookbook

A chef worth his salt (and fat, acid, and heat) knows that the key to great cooking is incorporating all four of those touchstones in one dish. Samin Nosrat's cookbook can provide all the inspiration they need to keep their flavor experiments rolling.

$18 .72

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#44

The Cheese Printer Prank Gift Box

This looks like the perfect white elephant gift. It's cheesy and it's silly, but looks can be deceiving. It's a gag box to house the real gift that you got your friend, but the item on the outside looks just as appealing as what's on the inside.

$9 .99

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#45

Himalayan Pink Salt Slab

Infuse a hint of salty flavor to your food by serving your culinary creation on a slab of Himalayan pink salt. By nature it resists bacteria growth, making it safe to serve food on and cook with.

$24 .95

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#46

Ninja Creami Ice Cream Maker

The best part of cooking is having dessert afterward. With the Ninja Creami, you can whip up a whole pint of seven different kinds of frozen treats. Just put the button on the machine to make gelato, sorbet, ice cream, milkshakes, smoothie bowls, and more. It comes with two pint-size containers to hold your treats.

$199 .99

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#47

Extra Long Professional Silicone Oven Mitts

End the reach and pray you have to when the food slides a little too far back in the oven with extra long gloves. This sturdy pair holds up to 450-degree heat and has silicone down most of the body of the glove so you can get a good grip on that errant pan without burning your arms.

$17 .99

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#48

Mortar and Pestle Set

Put your nose and your pestle to the grindstone and pulverize your herbs and spices down to the finest powder. This heavy-duty granite mortar and pestle has a two-cup capacity, allowing you to grind all the herbs you need all in one go.

$29 .99

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#49

Breville Joule Sous Vide

You've seen it on chef competition shows, now bring the sous vide machine home. Its small size makes it friendly for storing in a home kitchen. And while it is small, it doesn't lack in power. Use it with the Joule phone app to check the doneness of your food.

$319 .99

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#50

Grow Your Own Mushroom Kit

Grow a humongous fungus with this creative kit. In just ten days you'll have a massive bunch of oyster mushrooms that you can use to adorn salads, pizza, meat, vegetables, and everything in between.

$16 .99

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#51

Heart Waffle Maker

The best way to anyone's heart is with food. Pull double duty on love patrol with a heart-shaped waffle. This maker cooks up five fluffy, adorable waffles. Serve with a kiss of butter and a hug of syrup.

$35 .95

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#52

ThermoPro Digital Thermometer

One of the most underrated kitchen tools is the humble thermometer. Temperature matters for making chicken as much as it does for making candy. A digital thermometer works quicker and more accurately than a standard thermometer, making it a must-have.

$12 .99

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#53

Complete 16 Piece BBQ Grill Tool Set

Elevate your grill game with a set of tools that'll transform the user from grill apprentice to grill master. There are 16 total pieces so whatever your cuisine, whatever your need, there's a tool that will help you accomplish your goals.

$33 .99

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#54

Guacamole Serving Bowl

When the bowl looks good enough to eat, you're doing something right. This adorable avocado makes a great home for guacamole and an even better housewarming gift. The spoon is included, making this a complete set.

$22 .99

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#55

KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer

A sleek mixer that deserves a standing ovation for its quality needs to be on the counter of every serious chef. The KitchenAid stand mixer sets the standard for other kitchen tools with varying speeds, a spot to attach helpful add-ons, and a giant bowl big enough to fit almost any recipe.

$379 .99

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#56

Ninja Air Fryer

Watching your waistline doesn't have to come at the cost of flavor. Cut calories and fat by crisping your food favorites in the Ninja air fryer. It uses up to 75% less fat and cooks food up to 40% faster than deep frying.

$149 .99

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#57

Electric Automatic Wine Opener

The future is now with an electric wine opener. Save the hassle of the corkscrew and open your wine at the touch of a button. Got a big party coming up? The opener can handle 30 bottles on a single charge.

$23 .47

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#58

Le Creuset Cast-Iron French Dutch Oven

One of the most respected names in cooking is Le Creuset, and their cast-iron dutch ovens have cooked some of the world's most delicious meals for decades. Bring the elegance and reliability of this beautiful cookery to your friend's home. It will last them a lifetime.

$409 .95

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#59

Amazon Alexa Echo Show

Alexa, bring up a recipe, it's time to get cooking! Stop running back and forth from the living room or risking your laptop's life and limb to get the next ingredient. The Echo Show will display what you're cooking and what you need to cook the recipes in both written and video formats.

$229 .99

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#60

Instant Pot Ultra 10-in-1 Pressure Cooker

There's probably nothing you can't cook in an InstantPot. It replaces 10 common kitchen appliances, not only saving you space but saving you time in things like rice cooking, and yogurt making (if you're into that). Includes an array of accessories to push the boundaries of your nightly dinners.

$110 .21

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#61

Nutri Fit Digital Food Scale

The most accurate way to measure ingredients isn't in a cup or a spoon, it's by weight. Your chef won't be able to thank you enough for helping them take their recipes to new levels of perfection with this scale.

$10 .99

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#62

Best Chef Ever Engraved Wooden Spoon

A wooden spoon is one of the most versatile tools a chef can own. It's soft enough not to scratch sensitive pans but strong enough to mix the thickest pastry dough. Remind your favorite chef of their talents with this extra-special engraved version.

$12 .95

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#63

Cravings Cookbook By Chrissy Teigen

Chrissy Teigen's Cravings cookbook brings her table to yours with delightful kid-friendly recipes, her mother's tried-and-true Thai recipes, and recipes for all things sweet and savory. Try some of her favorites, you might find one that will become one of yours.

$10 .75

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